Q: Can you tell me why tire sizes are designated as they are? If I understand correctly, we have metric, English and a ratio. Like, a “235-75R15” tire is 235 millimeters wide, has a 15-inch hole in ...

Question: I just started shopping for new tires and am confused by all the numbers used to list each tire. What do the numbers 98V mean? They’re listed right after the P225/60VR16 on the tire I’m ...

Tires have a lot markings on their sidewalls. Most of us know the basics, but in the next 11 minutes, we'll all become absolute know-it-alls about how to read just about every letter and number on a ...

Q: I am looking to replace the tires on my ’95 Honda Accord LX V-6. Honda recommends using P-205-50-R15-91V tires. I have found that these tires are somewhat expensive and there are not many brands to ...

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It's been three years since we first posted "Tire testing by the numbers," where we shared some of the details of our extensive tire testing program. And since we ran that blog post, our testers have ...